Author: Jill Lawless
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King Charles III heads to Washington on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two and a half centuries after the American colonies declared independence from Britain under King George III, his descendant King Charles III lands in Washington on Monday with trans-Atlantic ties under strain and security in the spotlight. A shooting at a Washington dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday sparked a…
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UK puts Chagos Islands handover deal on hold after Trump withdraws support
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s agreement to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands that are home to a strategic U.K.-American military base is on indefinite hold because U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn its support for the deal. The British government acknowledged Saturday that legislation to ratify the agreement for the islands in the Indian Ocean…
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US-Europe rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Mideast war
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO, ratcheting up his criticism of European leaders and exposing a wider rift in the trans-Atlantic alliance — this time over the Iran war. While Trump’s talk of a possible NATO pullout dates back years, the comments to…
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Trans-Atlantic rift widens as Trump lashes out at NATO allies over Mideast war
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO, ratcheting up his criticism of European allies and exposing a wider rift in the trans-Atlantic alliance — this time over the Iran war. While Trump’s talk of a possible NATO pullout dates back years, the comments to…
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Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants over opening Strait of Hormuz
CAIRO (AP) — President Donald Trump warned the U.S. will “obliterate” power plants in Iran if the Islamic Republic doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, while Iranian missiles struck two communities not far from Israel’s main nuclear research center late Saturday, leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured in the attacks. The…
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War with Iran strains the US-UK relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree
LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer has never had a bad word to say in public about Donald Trump. That is not being reciprocated now as the American president lambasts the British prime minister over his reluctance to join the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. The dispute is roiling a relationship that Starmer worked hard to forge,…
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Police in Britain arrest former ambassador Mandelson in probe into Epstein ties
LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. It came days after a friendship with Epstein landed the former Prince Andrew in police custody. Both men are suspected of improperly passing U.K.…
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Europe warns of ‘dangerous downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland
BERLIN (AP) — The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move Sunday, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.” The joint statement by some of America’s closest allies signaled a possible turning point in…
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US seizes 2 oil tankers linked to Venezuela and is selectively removing sanctions to enable sales
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea, officials said Wednesday, and is removing sanctions to enable the shipping and sale of oil from the South American country to markets worldwide. U.S. European Command announced the seizure of…
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Colin Firth’s costume from famous ‘Pride and Prejudice’ wet-shirt scene nets a tidy sum at auction
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What’s arguably the most famous wet shirt in television history sold for a tidy sum at auction — water not included